Who is Magpie Jewellery, and why buy your glass beads and findings from us?

Magpie Jewellery is a company set up in 2004 by a mad beader who was dissatisfied with the quality and range of cheap beads available. By building relationships with bead manufacturers directly, over a number of years, we have managed to consistently bring you the very best in glass beads, sterling silver beads, vermeil beads, wood beads and cloisonne beads available in the UK, at some of the best prices. Many of the beads you will find on this website you will not find anywhere else in the UK.

Above all, because we are managed by beaders for beaders, we know and understand what you are looking for and strive to consistently deliver what you need. Whether you buy your cheap beads and jewellery findings wholesale or retail, let us provide you with the best available.

What do we sell and where do we get it from?

Glass beads

Most of our glass beads are hand made in India and China by skilled artisans. We look for the best quality of lampwork glass beads in a huge range of colours shapes and sizes. Look out for our tapestry glass beads and our blown glass beads in particular, as these are very fashionable at the moment and our prices are some of the best in the industry. We also import glass beads from Czech glass factories, and all our Murano glass beads are handmade in Venice using the traditional methods which ensure that Murano glass remains the very best quality glass in the world. If you would like to know more about how our glass beads are made, just visit out Free Articles section, where we have a couple of articles all about how glass beads are made.

Gemstone beads

At Magpie Jewellery we love all things sparkly, so we adore gemstone beads. We have a range of gemstone beads from all over the world. Many of our gemstone beads you will have heard of, like quartz gemstone beads and agate beads, but we also have some more exotic gemstone beads like muscovite, pretty semi transparent pink gemstone beads. We are contantly sourcing new gemstones and are committed to bringing you some of the most stunning gemstone beads, so you can make the most stunning jewellery.

Jewellery Findings

Of course, having all the stunning beads in the world means nothing if you can't put them together. At Magpie Jewellery, we take pride in offering you a comprehensive range of jewellery findings so that your imagination isn't limited by your materials. As well as the usual sterling silver findings, we also stock a large range of silver plated jewellery findings, gold plated jewellery findings, and and ever increasing range of antique bronze and platinum plated findings. We also stock 24ct gold vermeil jewellery findings, if you are making something a bit special. All our jewellery findings are nickel free.

Cloisonne Beads

Our cloisonne beads are handmade in China by artisans using traditional methods. We stock a range of stunning cloisonne beads including large focal beads, detailed butterfly cloisonne beads, delicate cloisonne bee beads, colourful cloisonne fish beads, and the usual range of round and tube cloisonne beads. Cloisonne beads are an inexpensive way of adding colour and visual elements to your design, and the huge range of colours and designs available mean you will never be short of suitable cloisonne beads for whatrever you project may be.

Wooden Beads